Day 18 - Cramling vs Rosen, Reykjavik Open 2023

Checkmate Showdown

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Quickly becoming a chess superstar, Anna Cramling is not only a top chess content creator - she's also a 2085 rated Woman Fide Master. With over 620k subs/170M views on YouTube and 360k followers on Twitch we keep asking ourselves: How does she do it!?๐Ÿคฏ [img]https://i.imgur.com/SNlSdWD.jpg[/img] Some of her chess savvy may come from the fact that BOTH of her parents are 2500 rated chess GM's While they both have their own achievements - it's important to note that her mother, Pia, is one of the strongest female players in the world. They even do commentary together! Anna's aggressive playstyle has served her well many times but don't let it fool you - she's respected by all of her peers and even when she wins, she never fails to highlight her opponent's game. [img]https://i.imgur.com/4hPbWIh.jpg[/img] Eric Rosen is also a Twitch streamer and a YouTube creator that produces educational chess videos for new players. He's an IM with a 2341 rating. [img]https://i.imgur.com/SNKOM0g.jpg[/img] In 2018, he unwittingly defeated reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a bullet game. [previewyoutube=fL4HDCQjhHQ;full][/previewyoutube] Both Anna and Eric are great contributors to the chess community so it's only natural that these two would face eachother at some point. [img]https://i.imgur.com/xu3x3sU.jpg[/img] Today's setup comes from the [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6rGJNuyjPk]2023 Reykjavik Open Cramling vs Rosen[/url] Try it out in our demo today! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1803410/Checkmate_Showdown/